
Leadership Opportunities
COVID-19 Update: Dear Applicants and Potential Participants,
Beginning January 1, 2023 Conservation Legacy will no longer require COVID-19 vaccination for members, staff or volunteers.
COVID-19 vaccinations are still highly recommended and encouraged by the organization, and we will closely monitor the national picture as well as our own trends and protocols as we continue to navigate the pandemic.
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Conservation Legacy and Program Staff
Crew Leader
Southwest Conservation Corps’ Crew Leaders perform many roles and are the key to our program’s success. The position is multi-faceted and demanding, but with opportunity for enormous rewards. Successful candidates will demonstrate resourcefulness, effective communication skills, excellent judgement, maturity, initiative, professionalism, and the desire to devote themselves to a crew experience where the needs of others are placed above oneself. The Crew Leader position requires, mentorship, patience, technical aptitude, focus on efficiency, and a high level of comfort in the outdoors. Crew Leaders are ultimately responsible for successes and short-comings of the crew.
AmeriCorps Crew Leader Development Program
Based in Durango and Salida, the Crew Leader Development Program engages members with some previous experience to complete a variety of conservation projects while also receiving training and certifications to help prepare them for leadership roles with SCC or other conservation corps.
Youth Leadership • Four Corners & Los Valles Regions
Position Title | Location | Dates | Application |
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Youth Crew Leader | Durango, CO | March 27 – August 11, 2023, OR November 17, 2023; start date flexible on case-by-case basis | Apply here! |
Youth Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP) | Durango, CO | March 27 – August 11, 2023, OR November 17, 2023; start date flexible on case-by-case basis | Apply here! |
Youth Crew Leader | Salida, CO or Alamosa, CO | March 27 - August 18, 2023; start date flexible on case-by-case basis | Apply here! |
Youth Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP) | Salida, CO or Alamosa, CO | March 27 - mid August OR Nov 3, 2023; start date flexible on case-by-case basis | Apply here! |
Four Corners Indigenous Youth Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP) | Durango, CO | March 27th – August 11th, 2023 OR November 17th, 2023; start date flexible on case-by-case basis | Apply here! |
Adult Leadership • Four Corners & Los Valles Regions
Position Title | Location | Dates | Application |
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Field Supervisor | Salida, CO | March 13, 2023 – October 27, 2023 | Position Filled! |
Field Supervisor – Leaders of Color/Alamosa Adult Crews | Salida, CO | February 27, 2023 – November 3, 2023 | Position filled! |
Leaders of Color Crew Lead | Salida, CO | April 3, 2023 – October 27, 2023 | Apply here! |
Crew Leader | Salida, CO or Alamosa, CO | March 27 - Nov 3, 2023 | Apply here! |
Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP) | Salida, CO or Alamosa, CO | March 27 - Nov 3, 2023 | Apply here! |
Crew Leader | Durango, CO | March 27 - Nov 18, 2023 | Apply here! |
Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP) | Durango, CO | March 27 - Nov 18, 2023 | Apply here! |
QUEER Crew Leader | Durango, CO | March 27 - Nov 18, 2023 | Apply here! |
Women's+ Crew Leader | Durango, CO | March 27 - Nov 18, 2023 | Apply here! |
Women's+ Crew Leader | Salida, CO | April 3 - Oct 27, 2023 | Apply here! |
Veterans Leadership • Four Corners & Los Valles Regions
Position Title | Position Location | Dates | Application |
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Veterans Fire Corps Crew Leader | Durango, CO | January 9 - March 24, 2023 (with option to extend through November) | Apply here! |
Veterans Fire Corps Crew Leader | Salida, CO | March 27 – October 27, 2023 | Apply here! |
Veterans Fire Corps Crew Leader Development Program (CLDP) | Salida, CO | March 27 – October 28, 2023 | Apply here! |
Adult Leadership - Small Teams
Position Title | Position Location | Dates | Application |
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San Juan National Forest, Pagosa Ranger District, Wilderness Crosscut Lead | Durango, CO | March 27 – August 25, 2023 (option to extend to November) | Apply here! |
Santa Fe National Forest, Outdoor Recreation Management, Crew Leader | Durango, CO | March 27 – August 25, 2023 (option to extend to November) | Apply here! |
San Juan National Forest, Rangeland Management, Crew Leader | Durango, CO | March 27 – August 11, 2023 (option to extend to November) | Apply here! |
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Noxious Weeds Management, Crew Leader | Durango, CO | March 27 – August 25, 2023 (option to extend to November) | Apply here! |
Watershed and Ecological Monitoring Crew Leaders
Position Title | Location | Dates | Application |
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Watershed Strike Team Crew Leader | Durango, CO | March 20 - Nov 3, 2023 | Apply here! |
Crew Lead: Ecological Monitoring | Las Cruces, NM | ASAP or July 3, 2023 - February 23, 2024 or June 28, 2024 | Apply here! |
Crew Lead: Ecological Monitoring | Montrose, CO | ASAP or April 3rd, 2023 - March 29th, 2024 | Apply here! |